Something Like the Sun

I have a friend with such incredible energy.  Being around her is like standing in the sun.  She lights up a room and brightens everyone's mood.

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I am the antithesis of this friend.  My dark energy drains everyone around me and makes them unhappy.  I'm don't feel as exotic as a black hole.  I'm more of a...a....

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An "ask hole"?  I was going to say "charcoal".

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I was watching a TV show where a psychic medium said that the personalities of people stay the same even after they cross over. Ouch. I was hoping the suckiness of my circumstances contributed to my awful personality, but now it looks like it may be organic. I guess I won’t be able to stand my own company in the next world either.

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Really? You’re taking life advice from TV shows?

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Dream Our World

A good way to spend the last of our hot summer days is indoors reading Dream Our World!

Inside, Geordie and Toby view the world of art from a canine perspective while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun. There are a lot of hidden gems inside Dream Our World, and it is a joy for all ages. Treat yourself to a summer read that is both fun and educational!

Dream Our World, and other fine gifts, are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

Oops I Did It Again

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My poor puppies. They have been so bored lately…only getting into trouble inside my head instead of on paper.

It’s my fault the puppies are so bored. I ended up getting Lyme disease again, and it totally wrecked my summer. I was surprised to find out I had it because my symptoms didn’t match the warning signs you are supposed to watch out for. Plus, the blasted tick was only on me for a few minutes. My understanding was that you couldn’t catch the disease in that short of a period of time. Well, it looks like you can if you’re immunocompromised.

When the doctor told me she thought I had Lyme, I said I was surprised. I told her this didn’t feel anything like it did the last time. She asked what it felt like last time. When I told her, her eyes got big, and she looked noticeably taken aback. “Wow,” she said, “you had a really bad case last time.” (Ha! I knew it. I knew I was sick even if no one wanted to take me seriously!)

I’ve been taking medication for the past several weeks, but I still have a bit to go. These antibiotics are so hard on me I feel like I might not make it to the end of the treatment. If you don’t hear from us for a while, it’s because the boys are keeping me company while I whine to them about how lousy I feel.

Better you than me!

You’re right, little puppy. Much better me than you.

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Dream Our World

A good way to spend hot summer days is indoors reading Dream Our World! (Plus, proceeds help Murphy’s Biscuit Fund.)

Inside, Geordie and Toby view the world of art from a canine perspective while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun. There are a lot of hidden gems inside Dream Our World, and it is a joy for all ages. Treat yourself to a summer read that is both fun and educational!

Dream Our World, and other fine gifts, are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

The Schumann Resonance

The other day a friend was telling e about the Schumann Resonance.  It's a set of peaks in the extremely low frequency of the earth's electromagnetic field.

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Research has shown that the Schumann Resonance has a connection to biological organisms.  It might affect people's ability to think or their moods or their physical well-being.

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At first it just sounded like New Age mumbo jumbo, but then I started thinking about how my OT was looking for connections between changes in barometric pressure and some of my problems.  Are magnetic waves any stranger than barometric pressure?  What do you think?

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I think it's a piss poor organism that can't exist in the environment for which it was designed.

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Aaagh….this is the environment for which I was designed.

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Dream Our World

Escape the nasty heat of outdoors for the refreshing marble coolness of the museum by joining Geordie and Toby at the Museum of the Imagination in Dream Our World!

Inside, Geordie and Toby view the world of art from a canine perspective while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun. There are a lot of hidden gems inside Dream Our World, and it is a joy for all ages. Treat yourself to a summer read that is both fun and educational!

Dream Our World, and other fine gifts, are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

Things That Go Bump In The Night

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The other night I was tossing and turning, trying to get to sleep. Suddenly there was a thump and a bump from under my bed. Rather than being afraid, it made me smile. I had forgotten that when Geordie would sleep under the bed, he would bonk his head as he moved around. My little boy had come to visit and had given me exactly what I needed to find peace.

Thank you, stinky man.

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Shh…you’re not supposed to see me!

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Dream Our World

A good way to spend hot summer days is indoors reading Dream Our World! (Plus, proceeds help Murphy’s Biscuit Fund.)

Inside, Geordie and Toby view the world of art from a canine perspective while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun. There are a lot of hidden gems inside Dream Our World, and it is a joy for all ages. Treat yourself to a summer read that is both fun and educational!

Dream Our World, and other fine gifts, are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

Six Month Rule

There's room over here for that sweater!

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What do you guys think you're doing?  We were watching one of your Hoarders shows, and they said if you haven't worn something in the past six months, you should probably get rid of it.

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Of course I haven't worn them in six  months.  It's summer, not winter.  Go put everything back.

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But we wanted to put a ping-pong table in there!

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Those who advocate for the six month rule are rubbing our noses

in the fact that they live in mild climates.

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Dream Our World

A good way to spend hot summer days is indoors reading Dream Our World! (Plus, proceeds help Murphy’s Biscuit Fund.)

Inside, Geordie and Toby view the world of art from a canine perspective while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun. There are a lot of hidden gems inside Dream Our World, and it is a joy for all ages. Treat yourself to a summer read that is both fun and educational!

Dream Our World, and other fine gifts, are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

Modern Love

How about this one?  This one is my favorite.  What are you two doing?

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We're looking for girlfriends online.  I'm using S'Bark.  And I'm using SniffMyButt.com!

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Oh my gosh, puppies these days!  You're not supposed to look online for girls. You're supposed to pee on things to let them know you're interested!

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Look!!  A place for naughty girls!  What did you guys say?

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Asheltie Madison!  Did somebody say "Sheltie"?!?

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From the time he was a puppy Geordie had a type – he liked Shelties!

(And true to his dog nature, he didn’t care if they were in a committed relationship or not.)

What can I say? I had a “type”.

There’s a girl over there? Let me hide behind you. I’m too shy to talk!

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The Boxes

What's all that?  You know how mommy does posts about how much stuff she's getting rid of?  Well these are the things that she pulls out of those piles or that never make it in in the first place.  Do you think there are biscuits in there?

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I don't think so.  According to this, all IL smell is childhood and failure.

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For some reason I am especially fond of hoarding failure.

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After my last post I got a notice from WP telling me that it was my 1,000th post. I wish I had realized that and made it more festive!

Festive or otherwise, biscuits are the only suitable things to hoard.

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Dream Our World

A good way to spend the miserably hot days of summer is to stay cool indoors reading Dream Our World! (Plus, proceeds help Murphy’s Biscuit Hoarding Fund.)

Inside, Geordie and Toby view the world of art from a canine perspective while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun. There are a lot of hidden stories about the different works of art inside Dream Our World, in case you are using it to teach a young person about art. Dream Our World is a joy for all ages. Treat yourself to a summer read that is both fun and educational!

Dream Our World, and other fine gifts, are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

The Scanner

Mom, why aren't you telling stories about us?

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Sorry sweeties.  The scanner decided that it won't work with the new computer, and I'm to lazy to learn to draw digitally.

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OK, this isn’t entirely true. I did draw Murphy digitally. It’s just that I am more comfortable drawing on paper.

As long as I get adulation, I don’t care if it comes digitally or otherwise.

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With Independence Day coming and patriotism at an all-time high, consider adding this unique Armed Forces Quilt to your home decor.

An Armed Forces themed alphabet quilt is a great way to introduce little ones to the world Mommy and/or Daddy work in, or it could be a gift to a hero who has already served.

Each letter block in this U.S. Armed Forces Alphabet Quilt has a colorful, non-threatening representation of some aspect of military life. (W is for “World comma anywhere-in-the,” which is where you may serve! M is for M.R.E.) The corner blocks have pictures which represent the caring and kind natures of the men and women who serve in the armed forces. After all, a lot of what the military does is build relationships.  One corner has a sailor kissing his baby goodbye.  Another shows the special relationship between a soldier and the camp dog.  Another has a service member playing soccer/football with a young boy.  The final block is a family waiting for their loved one to return home after deployment.

This U.S. Armed Forces Quilt, and other fine gifts, are available at my shop at L Bowman Studios.

Hippie Dippy Weather Bun

What's up with mom?

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You know that humans like to convince themselves that they have clean paws when it comes to killing.  Well thanks to you two lazy bones mom had to "dispatch" some rabbits that got into the garden.

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What are we supposed to do?  The rabbits are already gone?  For heaven's sake, go pee    on the fence of something.  make critters at least think that a predator lives here!

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This is so unfair.  We have to do everything.

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Hey man, why'd you have to do me like that?  Why did I have to "do" you?  You were in my garden, you little runt, eating all my vegetables!

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Like, nobody "owns" food, man.  It's just there when you need it.  Eat what you want.  Those things weren't there by accident.  They were there because I worked and I built and I cultivated!

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Sheesh.  Histrionics much?

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You may have been mean to me, but I know I'll be right with the Spirit in the Sky.  Oh no.  You ate out of my garden.  You were a bad bunny.  No Bunny Heaven for you.  You are going to DOGGY Heaven!

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Noooooo!

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What do you think they'll give us to play with next?

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Now you know why God was so ticked about the Garden of Eden.

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If you look at the base of the pinwheel, you can see a nest of baby bunnies. Murphy is definitely not a predator at heart.

Geordie

My mom was trying to get Geordie to look at the camera so I could take his picture. She said “bunny” to get his attention, and this is what happened. Geordie was my hunter.

A lot of people have tried to make me feel guilty about protecting my garden, but if there are no checks and balances, rabbits can quickly get out of control. Australia was devastated by a rabbit invasion. An island in Greece housed prosperous vineyards for centuries until rabbits destroyed them. Bunnies may be cute, but they are prolific and ravenous.

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Looking for a Fathers’ Day gift that’s as soft as a bunny? Consider giving the special man in your life a Hand Knit Merino Wool/Tweed/Alpaca Cardigan.

This classically tailored Man’s XL Coffee Brown Tweed Cardigan is comfortable enough to wear on chilly evenings at home yet  handsome enough to wear to work on casual Fridays.  It can even be worn to church or out to dinner. Dressed up or dressed down this hand knit cardigan in Coffee Brown is sure to quickly become a favorite in your man’s wardrobe.

For more information on this Tweed Cardigan and other fine gifts, please visit my shop at L Bowman Studios.